Abuse of Magic Chapter 177

The beast kin in his council looked anywhere but at him .

"What happened to all of those bunnies?" he asked, standing .

"Your majesty," said the eagle-kin, "the healers have been getting better at casting the RELIEVE MADNESS spell…"

"Shavist! Why wasn't I told?! This isn't a joke or a training opportunity!"

"Joseph, why are you so upset?" asked his father, confused . "None of us think this is a joke! We all believe very strongly, that you are a very busy person . It was decided by the council, when we found out, to do the best we could, without you, and we are telling you at the very first opportunity . "

Joseph's face was red in anger, as he turned away from the confused looks of his council . He closed his eyes and counted to ten .

'Need me to do anything?' asked Joe, softly in his head .

'I need the anger from that shavist god, to go away . I don't understand why it's still around!'

Joe was silent afterwards .

"Joseph?" said Stella, stepping forward, "Are you alright?"

"I'll be fine, just give me a moment to gain control of myself . "

They all waited as he composed himself .

"Alright . I apologize for my outburst . When I defeated the last lesser god, he left a few lingering after affects that I am still dealing with . I am sure that I will overcome them eventually . Please, have all of the affected bunny-kin gathered for me to cure them of their madness . I greatly appreciate the efforts of those healers who have spent so much of their time trying to deal with this, but I am afraid something of this magnitude cannot be overlooked . "

A young wolf-kin nodded at his request and hurried from the room to have them gathered .

"Please, while they are gathering, allow us to continue with your reports," Joseph said, making himself overly pleasant in an attempt to quell the rage that was simmering . This could not be allowed to continue .

RELIEVE MADNESS .

'That did nothing, Joe,' Joseph thought as a small bat-kin woman stood up .

"There have been several cases of **** reported, that were unique enough, we thought it best to bring them before you . "

"Alright, let's hear them . "

'A couple of egg-laying arachnae, seduced several males with their pheromones . The males were already married and were not very happy once they regained their normal faculties . The arachnae race is solely female, and are used to such means of acquiring men for such things . "

"Another case of cultures clashing," sighed Joseph . "I suppose this is the only means by which the arachnae breed?"

"Yes, your majesty . There is also another case, of a dryad…cough…searching for…seed . "

The bat woman seemed to have a lot of difficulty sharing her report, and Joseph couldn't blame her . He never entertained the idea that matriarchal cultures would play into his kingdom . He would have to completely rethink his laws .

"Are there any other accounts?" he asked softly .

"Some of the alpha wolf-kin females formed a pack and went on a hunt for their mates . It is common in their culture to pick their mates, regardless of the target's consent . "

"Of course . Are there any issues, with any of my laws, that don't involve ****?" he asked, looking over the council, as the bat-kin sat down .

Nidhogg raised his hand .

"Yes, Nidhogg?"

"Several races have no concept of currency, so the monetary system will need to be taught to many so that it is understood throughout the kingdom . "

"We also have an issue were some of the races don't understand the concept of property lines," said William, looking down at his notes . "There have been various hunts with some of the farm animals . "

"There is also a clan of rat-kin, who are entirely made up of females . They drain their mates for sustenance . If they are only allowed to marry one individual, they will starve, or kill their husband, if they are not allowed to feed from others . They number less than a hundred, but wanted to know if they could work as sex workers, after hearing about the rule of those who don't work, don't eat . Also, their children reach maturity at the age of eight, which means there is a four-year gap before they would be allowed to be considered adults . We have been able to hold off the worst effects of starvation for them, through the use of essential food, but only a dozen mages are capable of casting it . Normal food does them no good . "

Joseph looked at the rat-kin who was reading from his report, in shock . "Okay, wait . Nidhogg, see to it that the people get educated on currency, form a new group in charge of teaching it, if need be . Father, we shall have to figure out a way to deal with the property issues . I can't have those of my kingdom stealing because of ignorance . Have someone look into what can be done for that .

"And as for these rat-kin, what do they consume from their mates for sustenance?"

The rat-kin looked extremely uncomfortable at that question, and Joseph suddenly understood why . "Never mind! Don't answer that! The law for adulthood was specifically directed at human's reaching their twelfth birthday . If there is substantial proof that this group reaches adulthood at eight, see to it, that it is noted and then allow them the proper rights as adults . If they truly need sustenance at amounts over what their spouse can proved, none of my laws restricted them to only one partner . "

The rat-kin nodded, and sat down .

"Anything else?" he asked .

"Yes, your majesty," said a cat-kin, standing up . Her fur was a strange grey-blue, that caught the light coming in from the window, making her look bluer than she probably actually was .

"Go ahead," he said .

"Some of the clans of the beast-kin, have auras, or pheromones, that cannot be turned off . In regards to your drinking laws, I think the aura's have more pull, than a simple drink could . "

Joseph groaned, covering his face . None of his memories of previous lives, dealt with such a difference in cultures or species . And he was trying to shove all of these different cultures together . This was such a mess!

Chapter end